Photography Contest Entry Details

2016 Photography Contest Guidelines & Entry Deadline

(Official Entry Form may be found at the bottom of this page)

1. Terms - Entry into the Keep Iowa Beautiful & (Sponsor) Photo Contest (the
“Contest”) is currently open and ends on, 12/23/2016, at 11:59:59 p.m Central Standard
Time. The Contest consists of the phases set forth below, as described
fully in these Official Rules.

2. Submission is by online application only -Sponsor's computer is the official time-keeping device for the Contest.

3. Eligibility - Contest is open to anyone (Iowa or from other states) and who have
internet access and photo-capturing capabilities.

4. Entry Fee - Payment of $5.00 per entry must accompany the entries or be received by
Keep Iowa Beautiful prior to deadline. All entry fees will be used
to offer cash awards for the photography contest and for support of
KIB's programs & services.

5. How to Enter - To enter, download and complete the registration form (one per photo) and send via email along with the photograph.Entry fees may be paid on-line through PayPal. Pay Entry Fee through the PayPal link below

No entrant may submit more than 10 entries. A single email address may
be used by only one entrant; entries by additional entrants using the
same email address will be disqualified. If an entrant exceeds any of
these limits, all of that entrant’s entries will be disqualified.

No photos will be acknowledged or returned. By entering a photo in this
Contest, Entrant grants a nonexclusive, transferable, royalty-free,
license to Keep Iowa Beautiful to edit, adapt and publish such photo.
Upon Sponsor’s request, each contestant must provide a signed written
personal release and/or license from (1) all persons who appear in the
photo submitted (or their parents or legal guardians if such persons are
minors), and/or (2) the copyright owner of any sculpture, artwork or
other copyrighted material that appears in the photo entry, authorizing
use of the photo in Keep Iowa Beautiful’s publications, advertising,
marketing and promotions in connection with the Contest and promotion of
the Contest unless prohibited by law. All releases must be in the form
provided by Sponsor. Failure to provide such releases upon request will
result in disqualification of contestant and the related entry. If a
potential winner fails to provide such releases, s/he will be
disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected in accordance with
the procedures described herein.

Keep Iowa Beautiful is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete,
invalid, damaged, misdirected, or blurred or otherwise indiscernible
photos, which shall be disqualified.

6. Photograph Requirements: Each entry must comply with the following requirements (the "Photograph Requirements"):

Photographs should be of Iowa places (rural and urban) which highlight the beauty and attractiveness of Iowa. KIB encourages entries from urban & community settings as well as rural landscapes.

Photographs must be in high resolution digital format. No print or film submissions will be accepted for entry into this Contest;

The photograph need not be taken with a digital camera; scans of
negatives, transparencies, or photographic prints are acceptable;

All digital files must be 5 megabytes or smaller, must be in JPEG or
.jpg format, and must be at least 1,600 pixels wide (if a horizontal
image) or 1,600 pixels tall (if a vertical image);

The photo must not contain material that violates or infringes
another's rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or
intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright
infringement;

The photo must not contain brand names or trademarks;

The photo must, in its entirety, be a single work of original material taken by the contestant;

The photo must not, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor, contain
material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, tortuous,
defamatory, slanderous or libelous;

The photo must not, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor, contain
material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group
or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion,
nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and;

The photo must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of
or contrary to the laws or regulations in any state where photo is
created. * Minor burning, dodging and/or color correction is acceptable.
Hand tinting is acceptable, as is cropping. Fish-eye lenses are
acceptable. High dynamic range images (HDR) and stitched panoramas are
acceptable only if the combined parts are all made around the same time.
Any changes to the original Photograph not itemized here are
unacceptable and will render the Photograph ineligible for a prize.

7. Deadline - All entries must be submitted and received by December 23, 2016. Proof of submission is not proof of receipt. Sponsor reserves the right
to examine the original photograph/source material in order to confirm
compliance with these Rules.

8. Contest Prizes - Will be determined and posted online no later than January 15, 2017.

9. Winner Determination - Judging will be conducted by a Committee appointed by KIB. Winning
photographs will be posted on www.keepiowabeautiful.com and on our Facebook page. Please do not
contact us about the status of entries.

10. Limitation of Liability - By entering this Contest, all entrants agree to release, discharge, and
hold harmless Sponsor, from and against any claim or cause of action,
including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or
loss of property, arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt
or use or misuse of any prize.

Sponsor assume no responsibility for any of the following in connection
with the Contest: any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect,
or delay in operation or transmission; communications line failure;
theft or destruction of or unauthorized access to Contest entries or
votes; or alteration of entries. Sponsors are further not responsible
for any problems with or technical malfunction of any telephone network
or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer
equipment, software, failure of any email entry or vote to be received
on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet
or at any website, human errors of any kind, fraud by any entrant

11. Conditions - Entries void if the Sponsor determines the photograph to not be an
original, or if the entries are illegible, incomplete, damaged,
irregular, altered, counterfeit, produced in error, obtained through
fraud or theft or otherwise non-compliant with these Official Rules.

12. Right to Cancel or Suspend Contest - If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, due
to infection by computer virus, bugs, worms, Trojan horses, denial of
service attacks, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical
failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupt
or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper
conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole
discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest. In
such event, no prizes will be awarded. If Sponsor elects to cancel or
terminate the Contest under any of the circumstances described above,
Sponsor will not retain any rights in the submitted photographs.

13. Winners List - Winners' names will be available online after January 15, 2017.

14. Data Privacy - By entering, entrants agree that personal data, may be processed,
shared, and otherwise used for the purposes and within the context of
the Contest and any other purposes outlined in these Official Rules. The
data may also be used by the Sponsor in order to verify the
participant's identity, postal address, and telephone number or to
otherwise verify the participant's eligibility to participate in the
Contest. Participants have the right to access, review, rectify, or
cancel any personal data held by Sponsor. Personal data will be used by
Sponsor exclusively for the purposes stated herein.